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Jeremiah W. Sanborn started at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1876 as farm superintendent. He continued in that position until 1883 when he left for a job in Missouri. This series contains the report of Jeremiah W. Sanborn to the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture. The report details the experimental work done at the College Farm connected with the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in Hanover, NH. The report is dated February 9,…

The Feminist Newsletter was produced by graduate and undergraduate students in the English Department at the University of New Hampshire. The newsletter contains articles regarding all aspects of women in literature.

This collection contains the records of the University of New Hampshire Women's Field Hockey Teams compiled by the Sports Information Office. This collection contains a mix of team and individual photos in several printed and negative formats.

This series contains the records of the University of New Hampshire Women's Field Hockey Teams.

Edward Fifield was born January 22, 1748 in Kingston NH and died at age 83 on August 19, 1831 in Plainfield NH. He married Dorothy Sleeper circa 1768. He lived in Salisbury NH and then at Meriden. Edward operated a tavern in Plainfield, which son Stephen took over just prior to his death, and son Perkey operated in 1847. The collection consists of eleven ledgers of various dimensions. There are approximately 1200…

This series contains videotapes produced for the Office of Finance and Administration.

This series contains the meeting agenda materials and reports of the Board of Trustees' Finance and Budget Committee.

The Finance Committee on Investments, established by state law, RSA 187-A:17, is a subcommittee of the Financial Affairs Committee. The Committee is composed of the Governor of the State of New Hampshire or his/her designee; at least two other members of the Board selected by the Board chairperson; and the Vice Chancellor and Treasurer of the University System. The Committee has general responsibilities for the…

The Financial Affairs Committee coordinates policy and planning for all financial matters of USNH. It shall consider all recommendations of the Chancellor and the Administrative Board of a fiscal nature that board policy directs to this Committee. Financial Affairs includes not only the operating and capital budgets of the University System, but all expenditures, revenues, fiscal commitments, property sales and…

The Fireside Experience Program was developed and first occured in 1981. This series contains various papers and correspondence concerning the Fireside Program.

The First Congregational Society was located in the Great Falls, NH (Somersworth/Rollinsford) area. This folio lists the income and expenses of the First Congregational Society from 1835-1844, including the names of its various donors and subscribers. The book is divided into three parts: "Folio" (pp. 1-22), "Cash Book" (pp. 118-180), and "Ledger" (pp. 200-218). Pages between these sections are blank.

First Unitarian Church of Manchester's first place of worship was a small wooden chapel built in 1841 on the corner of Hanover and Chestnut Streets by the Second Methodist Episcopal society. In 1843 the society purchased a chapel and moved it to the corner of Merrimack and Pine Streets and a parsonage was added in 1852. In 1859 the society exchanged its house for the one built by the First Freewill Baptist society…

The author and illustrator of this manuscript is self-identified as “Professor” R. W. Souter, A.M., R.A.Q. All geographical reference are to the New Hampshire seacoast and Salisbury/Newburyport, Massachusetts. According to the creator, it was “Presented by Nutting Perkins & Sons, Wholesale & Retail Dealers in all Kinds of Fishing Outfits.” The Fishermens Calendar and Day Book, 1883 contains 12 original pen and ink…

C. Floyd Jackson taught zoology at UNH from 1908-1952. This series contains several drafts of a manuscript on "The Fishes of the Northwest Atlantic" written by Jackson. He does not appear to have found a publisher for his manuscript.

The creator of this photograph album is unknown. There are lists of participants of both the 1908, 1909, 1910 fishing parties, as well as the ones from trips from 1911 to 1919. The names of John O'Brien and Harry Medlock appear on both lists. Either may be the creator/photographer. The album contains 47 photographs and two commercially producted post cards dating from 1908 to 1927. Almost all are fishing trips to …

The "Fishwrapper" was an underground periodical written and published by students and staff of the University of New Hampshire. This series contains most of the issues of "Fishwrapper" which was published irregularly from the early 1980s until 1992.

The Fitzwilliam Square Dance was a very popular dance held in the Town Hall in Fitzwilliam NH between ca. 1969 and 1980. Musicians included Duke Miller, Dudley Laufman, Tod Whittimore, Tony Parkes, Bob McQuillen, the Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra, and others.

Florence Cole [Heckman] of Dover, N.H. graduated from the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1912. In 1909, while still a freshman, she wrote the music to “On to Victory” with words by Professor Richard Whoriskey, the most popular marching and football rally song at the university ever since. She also wrote and produced many plays. The manuscript photocopy of Indian …

This scrapbook was created by Florence E. Hall, Class of 1927. She majored in modern languages. While at UNH, she was active in Sigma Omicron sorority, Pi Eta Phi honorary educational fraternity, the Glee Club, the YWCA, and the field hockey team. Florence Hall married Argyle Proper, UNH Class of 1926. This scrapbook contains items relating to the time spent at the University of New Hampshire by Florence Hall.

C. Floyd Jackson joined the university in 1908 as an assistant entomologist and before retiring in 1952 served as assistant professor of zoology and entomology professor, professor of zoology, chairman of the department and dean of the College of Liberal Arts. He continued to do individual research and writing until his death on January 27, 1970. This series contains a scrapbook of photos from various …

C. Floyd Jackson joined the university in 1908 as an assistant entomologist and before retiring in 1952 served as assistant professor of zoology and entomology professor, professor of zoology, chairman of the department and dean of the College of Liberal Arts. He continued to do individual research and writing until his death on January 27, 1970. This collection contains notes and correspondence from several…

George Fogg (1928-2022) of Boston, MA, was the recipient of Country Dance and Song Society Lifetime Contribution Award for 2012. He was a teacher of country dance beginning in 1968, and was an expert at getting beginners out onto the dance floor. The collection consists of dance diaries, correspondence, photographs, dance notation, ephemera, pedagogical materials, and audio visual materials from Fogg and others. It…

This series contains photographs of the University of New Hampshire Football Teams. Records are also available, filed under UA 16/1/25.

This series contains the records of the University of New Hampshire Football Team.

The Department of Forest Resources Newsletter was produced in-house by the deparment faculty and staff to disseminate information about department events, programs, student organizations and achievements, faculty publications and activities, among other things. It was published monthly and then bi-monthly.

The UNH Forestry summer camp program was begun in 1924 by Prof. Clark Stevens to include practical experience as a part of forestry education.

Files cards containing biographical and employment history of former CEPS faculty.

Fort Constitution was built in 1632 on the island of New Castle, New Hampshire. Through several centuries, the post served as a trading port, a target of warfare, and a training ground for the military. It was a center of rebellion several months before the battles of Lexington and Concord ushered in the American Revolution. In 1961, the state of New Hampshire regained custody of the site, and in 1973, Fort…

Joseph Foster was a colonial MA ship captain who served in the American Revolution. Lyman Spauling was a doctor in Portsmouth around the same time. Their families (including Elizabeth Coues, Adelade Spaulding, and Joseph Foster III) intermarried over several generations. Both families went to sea. The Foster-Spalding Family Papers consist primarily of the correspondence to and from Elizabeth Parkhurst Spalding,…

The 4th NH was organized in Manchester on Sept. 18, 1861. Length of service was four years. Order of exercises: for the celebration of the 86th anniversary of American independence at St. Augustine, Fla., 1862 July 4. Humorous broadside listing the 4th New Hampshire Regiment’s July 4th activities. Pencil notations and signature of “Sergeant Davis,” probably Francis H. Davis, Co. D, of Laconia, N.H.

Frances Parkinson Keyes was an author, poet and wife of Henry W. Keyes who was Governor of New Hampshire 1917-1919. Three letters from Frances Parkinson Keyes. The first, written in 1917 to Judge von Mosckzisher mentions Robert Frost and Frost’s book Mountain Interval. The second letter, addressed to “Meredith,” mainly discusses a party that she held and Keyes attended in 1952. The third letter, undated and written to “Ina,” thanks her for Christmas gifts and mentions family illnesses.

Francis Wainwright (1687-1772) was the son of Col. John Wainwright and Elizabeth Norton, born in Essex MA. He married Mary Dudley in 1713 and died in Boston in 1772. Letter written by Francis Wainwright of Portsmouth, NH to his brother. In the letter, Wainwright notes that he is uneasy about the fact that he was not baptized as an infant, and he asks his brother for money to buy clothes.

Charles “Charlie” Francisco (ca. 1920-1997) was a folkdance leader especially active during the 1940s-1960s in Buffalo, New York. His particular strength was in Slavic/Baltic music and dance, but he also enjoyed contra dance, square dance, Scottish country dancing, Morris dancing, and English dancing. He cofounded and led the Buffalo Folk Dancers. His work was important in bridging the social gap between upper class…

Frank Dow Merrill was born on December 4, 1903. He joined the army and fought in World War II. Merrill died in 1955 while serving as New Hampshire Highway Commissioner. The Frank Dow Merrill collection primarily contains Merrill’s letters, military papers, and maps.

Brothers Frank Everett Steele and Roger Steele were Seventh Day Adventists from the rural farming community of Campton, New Hampshire. Both served as medics in WWII, despite their pacifist convictions. Frank Everett was mostly employed in Texas as a skilled chamber technician assisting in aeronautic experiments at Randolph Field, Texas, while Roger Steele saw service in Europe in late winter and spring of 1945. When…

Member of the CounterIntelligence Corps in Germany, 1946-1947. Materials related to the European Theater Intelligence School in Oberammagau, Germany and eight reports filed from Headquarters, Region IX, 970th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment, Port Operations Office in Bremerhaven, Germany, 1946-1947.

Frank McCann, Ph.D., Indiana U., Bloomington, is a professor emeritus of history at the University of New Hampshire. His research focuses on Brazilian and Spanish-American history, U.S. relations with Latin America, and native peoples of the Americas. This series contains notes and papers from the office of Frank McCann. Many of the documents in this series pertain to either the history department or the…

Franklin Norvish (1911-2010) was a professor of English at Northeastern University and an espionage agent for the United States Army during World War II. In 1943, Norvish was dispatched to Nazi-occupied France to catalog pro-German collaborators and agents. The Franklin Norvish collection contains Nazi publications and propaganda, photographs, postcards, German correspondence, American newspapers and periodicals,…

This series contains general information about the Greek System at the University of New Hampshire. Historical information relating to Greek life, judicial issues, and philanthropic events are included as well as a few photos of Greek houses and events. Newspaper clippings, spanning over 90 years, from local papers and the UNH student newspaper comprise a good portion of the series. Also, there are a few issues of…

Dr. Fred Engelhardt was chosen as president of UNH on December 1, 1936, assuming office the following April. He served as president until his death on February 3, 1944. The Fred Engelhardt Papers include topics such as library alterations, the WPA, the National Defence, and the military department.

Fred Hall was born on Sept. 22, 1920 in Franklin, NH. He graduated from UNH in 1941. He was inducted into the Army three days after Pearl Harbor and continued to the war’s end in 1945. Fred Hall Jr. papers and materials pertaining to his military, professional and civil life, 1940-2017.

Fred Simmons Keller (1899-1996) was a psychologist who taught at Columbia University and the University of Brasilia (Brazil). He was awarded a Certificate of Merit in 1948 for his development of "Code Voice", a new technique for teaching Morse Code. He developed, with Dr. J. Gilmour Sherman, Carolina Bori and Rodolpho Azzi, the "Personalized System of Instruction (PSI)" sometimes called the Keller Plan. In 1972 he…

Printer and publisher located in New York City A letter of thanks to Thelma Brackett, U.N.H. Librarian, from Frederic G. Melcher. Also includes a signed Christmas card and two pamphlets: Faith in Our Times (1955) and On Becoming Acquainted with Books (1962).

Frederick Smyth (1819-1899), thirty-second governor of New Hampshire, was born in Candia, NH. In 1839, he moved to Manchester, N.H., where he worked for ten years, first as a clerk and then as proprietor of a store. He became Manchester city clerk in 1849 and later served four terms as mayor of the city. Smyth was elected governor in 1865 and re-elected in 1866. He later served as one of the board of managers of the National Homes for Disabled Soldiers and as president of the Concord and…

Sandy Freedman (ca. 1920-ca. 1993) was a dance leader in New York City. His particular passion was to bring folk dance to individuals who might not otherwise have a chance to partake, especially senior citizens and differently abled individuals. His collection includes over 400 recordings, books, pamphlets, and articles. It covers a broad range of topics, but is particularly focused on traditional Jewish music,…

Free Will Baptist roots can be traced to England as early as 1611. In 1780, under the leadership of Benjamin Randall, Free Will Baptists were established in the northeast at New Durham, New Hampshire. Free Will Baptist churches voluntarily organized themselves into district, state, and national associations for the purpose of promoting the cause of Christ on the local, state, district, national, and world-wide level…

Freshman Camp was first held in 1932. Its purpose was to provide an occasion for incoming freshmen to meet a number of the students and faculty at UNH before the academic year began and a chance to become acquainted with opportunities and problems that may await them during their college years. Originally sponsored by the Christian Student Movement and other religious organizations, it eventually became entirely student-run; facilitated by upper-class student counselors and an executive staff…

With the exception of a seven-year period between 1939 and 1946, when a student could test out of taking English, the Freshman English course has been a university-wide requirement. This series contains the files of the chairs of the freshman English program from 1955-1968.

Each fall the UNH sophomore class would create the "Freshman Rules" for the new students that year. The rules usually pertained to where the freshman could walk and what they could wear. The rules would not apply if the Freshmen were successful in taking down every poster by 7:00 pm. This was known as the Poster Fight. It was stopped in 1932 by President Edward Lewis due to excessive injuries. This series contains the posters of the freshman rules made by sophomore classes for both men and…

Freshman Week at the University of New Hampshire was first held in 1924. The purpose of the week was to acquaint the new students with each other and with the college. Lectures were given on such topics as How to Study, Personal Hygiene and the University Library. The freshman were also given intelligence tests. This series contains the programs for freshman week at the University of New Hampshire.